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Simile hits $2B valuation with $200M round 5 months after Series A

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch ·

Simile, a startup that creates synthetic users for AI testing, raised $200M at a $2B valuation, just five months after a $100M Series A. The company's rapid growth reflects surging demand for AI training data. Simile plans to use the funds to expand its synthetic user platform and hire more engineers.

Meridian48 take
The breakneck fundraising pace suggests investors are betting big on synthetic data as a cheaper, safer alternative to real user data, but the market may be overheating.
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